The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-30
Obituary..


home last week Wednesday morning in his
usual health to spend Thanksgiving with
his Boston friends. Friday afternoon he
was seized with a severe pain in his stomach
which resulted in the rupture of a blood
vessel. Lyman Gillett Hnckley was born
in Post Mills (Thetford) April 10, 1889, and
was the Oldest son of Judge Lyman Hincl-
ley. He fitted for college in the academy of
his native town and entered Dartmouth in
1852. His sparkling wit, brilliant CONVEX
sational powers his general knowledge of
affairs and keen common sense brought him
at once into notice, and he soon became one
of the most popular men in the class. After
graduation he went to Chelsea as assistant
principal in the academy, and subsequently
studied law with Hons. Burnham Martin
and William Hebard. He was assistant
clerk in the grand list department during
the session of the Vermont Legislature in
1856, was second assistant clerk of the house
of representatives during the session Of 1851
and first assistant, or reading, clerk during
the sessions of 1858 and 80 He was admitted
to the bar as an attorney at the January
term of Orange county court, 1860, and at
the same term he was appointed clerk of
the supreme and county courts and the
court of chancery for Orange county, which
Office he held continuously up to the time
of his death, a space of almost twenty-eight
years He was one of the oldest (per-
haps the oldest) clerks in term of service in
the state. He was member of the house
of representatives from the town of Chelsea
in the years 1862, 49, '6S, go, 20 and 80,
senator from Orange county in 1879 and 73
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in 1874 and rs. He
had been moderator of town meetings in
Chelsea for the past twenty years and had
been selectman, lister and justice of the
peace for more than twenty years. Mr..
Hinckley was also director in the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He was
married in 1861 to Mary Sybl Henry of
Waterbury, sister of General w. w Henry
of Burlington and Hon. John f. Henry of
Brooklyn. They had one daughter, Hattie
E., who died of scarlet fever in 1872, at the
age of eight and one-half years. Mrs. Hinck-
ley died suddenly at Elizabeth, n. j., in
1874, while on visiting tour. He did not
remarry, but kept his home in Chelsea.
Governor Hinckley was much esteemed for
his genial qualities. He was a faithful
friend and one of the best of neghbors, and
generous to fault. The news of his death
will be received with sincere sorrow by a
large circle of friends and acquaintance in
| Vermont and other states. Brief funeral
services were held in Boston Monday after
noon, and the final ceremonies will take
place at Chelsea to-day.
CHIPMAN.-Mrs. Zerviah Boyce, wife of
| William S. Chapman, after a long and suf-
! fering illness of nearly eighteen months
with consumption, quietly went to her rest
! Thanksgiving day (November 24) at about
! six p. NJ. Mrs. Chapman was the youngest
daughter of Jacob and Eunice Boyce, was
born March g. 1885, at Fayston, Vt, and
was tifty-one years, eight months and fifteen
! days old. She was in her earlier years
| convinced of the necessity of a Savior
| love, and at the early age of twelve years
was baptized by Elder E. L. Clark and had
ever since to the time of her death been a
true and devoted follower of the meek and
lowly Savior, always endeavoring to show
by her life the principles of truth she pro-
fessed. She was married to William S.
Chapman July 10, 1856, with whom she lived
to her death, sharing in his joys and sor-
sows as best she could. The deceased was
the mother of three children-Nellie Anna,
Emma Eunice and Frank Hram-all of
whom survive her, and two of whom Nellie
and Frank were privileged, with the hus-
band and father to kindly minister to her
wants during the many weeks of her suffer
ing and to be in attendance at the funeral.
. Emma, who lives in Halifax n. S., was
with her but little during her sickness and
was unable to be in attendance at the
| funeral, as was also one of her own brothers,
Guy Boyce of Geddes, n. S. All the rest
of her own brothers and sisters were present
at the funeral, and even her own mother, in
her ninetieth year. 1t was indeed touch
ing scene to behold the aged mother as she
took the last view of the earthly remains of
this her youngest daughter. This was the
first death that ever entered the Chapman
family. While suffering much, she made
nearly All lllt arrangements LOT her funeral,
selecting as her funeral text the last clause
| of the seventeenth Psalm, /" shall be sat
iShed when awake with thy likeness" 1t
was her special request only short time
before her death, that at her funeral the
minister should urge upon all her relatives,
neighbors aud friends :" the importance of
living a Christian life" Elder Clapp
(MethodisD of Watsfield officiated at the
funeral and carried out her request to a
large circle of relatives and friends at the
school-house in North Fayston at one o'clock
| last Saturday afternoon, after which her
remains were placed in the cemetery near
by to await the summons to come forth, in
the resurrection morning, clothed with i'm
mortality and eternal life We weep: the
tears do fall. Wemourn, tits true. Indeed
II was hard to part; but we sorrow not as
those who have no hope, taking comfort
from the words found in 1. Thessalonians
iv: 1918. ESP.
DwINELL.-The subject of this notice was
born in Marshfeld, VT, February II, 1925
Her parents were Dea. Silas and Lydia
Jacobs, who had fourteen children born to
them, five of whom survive her--Hannah
widow of Ira Smith; Prudence, widow OF
John ID. Lance of Cabot; Lydia, widow OF
Alexander Harris of Doyle, Tenn; Almira
wife of II. c Jaynes of Wyman, Neb, and
Sias w. of the latter place. She was mar
ried to c. w. III. Dwinell July TO- 1915, an
they had born to them six children, five Of
WnOm survive ner-MrS. MearS, Mrs. Cut
Ter, Mrs. Kelley, Simeon and Hy Ola. Dean
their frst-born, died in February, 1872
She was an unusually strong woman men
tally and physically, resolute in what sht
conceived TO be right and firm in her con.
victions. She died of I" strangulated her
MIA" after suffering most of the time fol-
sixteen days, on the 4th day of November
1887. She had suffered much at many time,
for twelve years with her trouble, bu
heretofore her trouble had known caus,
and yielded to common and simple rene
dies; but on this occasion there was M
known cause, she having visited through
the day with lady friend whom she haC
not seen for some forty-six years. She wa
very quiet and happy through the day ant
until just at dark, when the dire disease
without warning, came upon her. She sui
fered intensely through the night, tn
physicians called being unable to affor,
her any relief She was buried on Sunday
the 9th of November the funeral sermon
being preached by the Rev. j. d. Bailey o
the Congregational church from Mark xiv
s, " She hath done what she could" Tn
high esteem in which she was held was at
tested by the very large concourse of peopl
from her own and neighboring towns VIII
attended the funeral. Her friends regarde,
the subject and sermon as very appropriate
During her sickness she had the Savior
presence to sustain her.
SToNE-We copy from the Stanislau
. county California; Nel0S of November 1St
, the following item relating to the death G
, George w. Stone formerly of Cabot, VT